Recipe and a Tradition rolled into one 🙂 My aunt makes this Christmas drink every year for the get-together with that side of the family and we drink it while we play cards. It smells as good as it tastes!

Erin Nicholas is sharing a family recipe and tradition with us today.

Recipe and a Tradition rolled into one 🙂 My aunt makes this Christmas drink every year for the get-together with that side of the family and we drink it while we play cards. It smells as good as it tastes!

Hot Apple Cranberry Drink

2 quarts apple juice

6 c cranberry juice

1/4 c brown sugar

1/2 T whole cloves

2 cinnamon sticks

pinch of salt

Mix in a crock pot/slow cooker and heat

Makes 18-20 cups (depends on the size of the cup 😉 )

Make sure to contain the cloves (in a cheesecloth or similar)

Added note from my uncle 🙂 — my grandpa used to make this but add Everclear to it to warm up on those cold winter nights! 😉 He called it “glug” — an old Swedish drink.